As the crisis in Ukraine choked supplies of Russian gas to Europe and the number of people fleeing the nation reached six million, Finland took a step toward fast-track NATO membership on Thursday, prompting a sharp warning from the Kremlin. Finland’s politicians said that their country must apply to joinContinue Reading
As Moscow showcased its military strength during a massive parade commemorating the Soviet triumph over Nazi Germany in 1945, President Vladimir Putin defended Russia’s war in Ukraine as vital to safeguard the “Motherland.” While Putin delivered his Victory Day speech, fierce conflicts raged in eastern Ukraine, and intercontinental ballistic missilesContinue Reading
On the night of Moscow’s preparations for a glitzy World War II victory memorial, Ukraine alleged a Russian strike on a school sheltering people claimed 60 lives. The G7 reiterated their alliance with Kyiv. The fatality toll from Saturday’s Russian air strike on a school in the eastern village ofContinue Reading
Russian forces have launched an assault on the besieged Azovstal steel facility in Mariupol, where Kyiv’s soldiers are holed up, according to the Ukrainian military. In a social media statement, Sviatoslav Palamar, deputy commander of Ukraine’s Azov military unit, claimed, “A huge attack on the grounds of the Azovstal complexContinue Reading
A Pentagon official stated Monday (May 2) that Russia’s top general, Valery Gerasimov, visited the Donbas front in the Ukraine war last week, but claims that he was injured in a Ukrainian offensive could not be substantiated. “What we can affirm is that we know he was in the DonbasContinue Reading
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson stated on Friday that if Sweden’s parliament agrees to pursue a NATO membership application, the government would not call a referendum. Both Sweden and Finland have been forced to reconsider long-held ideas that military neutrality is the best way to ensure national security, with both nationsContinue Reading
After the Kremlin shut off gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland, the European Union told Russia on Wednesday that it would not bow to “blackmail” over its backing for Kyiv. Following discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres arrived in Kyiv to meet Ukrainian PresidentContinue Reading
The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky next week after a visit in Moscow to discuss the war with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the UN stated on Friday. The UN stated in a statement that Guterres will meet with Zelensky and Ukraine’s foreign ministerContinue Reading
HAVANA – Russia donated nearly 20,000 tonnes of wheat to political ally Cuba on Thursday, a welcome gift for the Caribbean island nation, which is feeling the effects of soaring global grain prices as a result of the Ukraine conflict. At a ceremony, Russian Ambassador to Cuba Andrei Guskov statedContinue Reading
In retaliation for sanctions imposed over Ukraine, Russia barred US Vice President Kamala Harris, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and dozens of other prominent Americans and Canadians from travelling to Russia on Thursday. The Russian foreign ministry stated that the travel restrictions imposed on 29 Americans and 61 Canadians – includingContinue Reading
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